- 4 Year
- WORCESTER, MA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- grade AOverall Grade
- 4 Year
- WORCESTER, MA
- Rating 3.72 out of 5 720 reviews
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- Academicsgrade A
- Valuegrade A+
- Diversitygrade A
- Campusgrade C+
- Athleticsgrade B minus
- Party Scenegrade B+
- Professorsgrade A minus
- Locationgrade B
- Dormsgrade C
- Campus Foodgrade C minus
- Student Lifegrade A minus
- Safetygrade B
About
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a global leader in project-based learning and one of the nation’s first engineering and technology universities. As a research university centered on engineering, science, technology, and mathematics, WPI’s distinctive curriculum offers students opportunities to work closely with faculty and convert classroom concepts to real-world impact.
Students call WPI's project-based learning approach "life-changing" and say it prepares them for success in their careers and lives. The university’s high-caliber, rigorous curriculum lets students solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. They see how their work makes a direct and often immediate difference in local, national, and even global communities.
WPI's graduates receive some of the highest starting salaries of their peers, attend prestigious graduate schools, and ascend to leadership roles and high-income brackets over their lives.
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In WPI’s IMGD program, one of the earliest gaming programs in the nation, faculty and students push the boundaries of new worlds of emerging media, from mobile gaming to intelligent tutoring. Students blend the artistic and technical aspects of game development and interactive media to create games and interactive environments.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Reviews
Their MQP system worked great for me. For IQP, going abroad is nice, but the project is stupid.
Since the pandemic, the school has been struggling greatly with supporting student mental health. Many students are isolated.
The school is overall on a downwards trend IMO. They've been taking away things students like (rock-climbing, varied dining options, certain student-organized events) and trying to grow faster than they can keep up with. Campus is overcrowded, most first year dorms are badly out of date, there's often no place to study on campus during finals.